The Kingston's Q500 solid-state drive dramatically improves the responsiveness of your existing system with incredible boot, loading, and transfer times compared to mechanical hard drives. Powered by an advanced controller for high read and write speeds, this SSD is 10x faster than a traditional hard drive for higher performance, ultra-responsive multi-tasking, and an overall faster system. Also more reliable and durable than a hard drive, the Q500 is built with Flash memory. There are no moving parts, making it less likely to fail than a mechanical hard drive. It's also cooler and quieter, and its shock and vibration resistance makes it ideal for notebooks and other mobile computing devices. With its high capacity, the Q500 gives you all the space you need for applications, videos, photos and other important documents. You can also replace your hard drive or a smaller SSD with a drive big enough to hold all your files. 10x faster than a HDD With incredible read/write speeds the Q500 SSD will not only increase performance but can also be used to breathe new life into older systems. Rugged The Q500 is shock- and vibration-resistant for rugged reliability when used in notebooks and other mobile computing devices. High capacity With its high capacity, the Q500 is designed to suit anyone's needs. Ideal for desktops and notebooks The Q500 has a 7mm form factor to fit in a wider array of systems. It's ideal for slimmer notebooks and in systems with limited available space.